Typewriting-machine



I v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

CHARLES M. HILSEE, or PHILADELPHIA, rnnnsrnvnms, Assmnon 'ro unnnnwoon -TYPEWRITER COMPANY, or NEW you, n. Y., A conronsmon or DELAWARE.

, TYPEWBITING-MACHINE.

- Specification of Letters Patent. 7' Patented May 18, 1920.

Application flled'December 3, 1917. SeriaI No. 205,022.

To oill whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Crmunus M. HILSEE,

a citizen of the United States residing in I verygreat.

Philadelphia in the county of lhiladelphia andv State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements 1n Typewriting-Machines, of WlllCll thefollowi is a specification.

- his invention relates to means for expeditiously locating a work-sheet in a typewriting machine I It is customary, afterwriting and withdrawing a sheet, to have to release the feed rolls and introduce a new sheet around the platen and then adjust the new sheet to the platen scale, and then to restore the feed rolls-before proceedin' with the typing.

,,In a certain class 0 work there has to be .t ped only a single line upon the works set, so that the time consumed in inserting and adjusting the sheet and machine vis very large in proportion to the timeconsumcd in the typing of a single line; which line, in many cases, consists of only a few figures or items. class of work in which this condition arises consists of statements of a certain class,"

which are written day by day, only a single line appearing for each date; whereby the end of the month finds the statement comleted and ready to be sent to thecustomer. 'Vhe re the list of customers is very large, and only asingle item is to be written at each insertion of the sheet, the time] consumed by the common method of introduction and adjustment of the sheet, etc, is

The object of my invention is to facilitate and expedite the insertion and location or registration of the sheet, so as to reduce to a minimum the time therefor.

In carrying out this invention, 'I arrange for the introduction and location of the sheet practically by the single motion of thrusting the sheet into the machine, so that the operator may proceed with the typing without any loss of time for the introduction, and adjustment of the sheet.

Other features and advantages will hereinaftpr appear.

and labor required As an illustration, one

chute to bottom of the platen In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the platen and platen carriage of an Underwood front-"strike typewriting machine, showing my improvements applied .thereto.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view, showing the.

etc, showing where the types strike being upon the front of the platen, just above the scale 12. The sheet is introduced at the rear and thendropped into a chute com a floor.13, which inclines downward forwardly to the platen, and at 14: 'curves forwardly around the under side thereof, andalso comprising sides 15 which consti-' tute side gages for the sheet. the sheet into the chute, the operator thrusts it down, and its leading-edge is guided upwardly in front of the platen; the guiding means including Y'-clips 16, which extend upwardly at the forward edge 1;? of the gently press a work-shgt against the platen. The sides of the chute extend up at 18 around the front of the platen 11, Said clips may be secured by screws 18 to the front of the curved floor 14, Fig. 3, and may lie in'recsses or notches 1'8 out in the floor 14,'Fig.-1. The feed rolls which usually run upon the are omitted as being risingly andaround the of the platen,

In dropping unnecessary, because'the machine illustrated to be used fora clas. of work inwh-ich never more than one line is written upon a sheet, so that there 18 no need for feed rolls;

ing handle may also be omitted from the typewriter carriage.

and for a similar reason the usual line-spec" guides 18, Fig. 3.

The. operator continues advancing the.

sheet until the leading-edge thereof strikes a gage 21, which may be in the form of a bar extend ng across the registry table 19 at the delivery side of the machine, as aforesaid.

1s necessary, in its adjusted position during that ping Thus, a single motion may introduce the sheet and thrust it as far as it will go, thus mechanically ad'usting it in position to be-- gin typing; an no further mani ulation because the sheet wil remain of the line, since it is-held by means 0 clips 21, which are so constructed that theleading-edge of the advancing sheet willfind its way thereunder and will beclipped lightly thereby. Each of these clips is in the form of a light spring finger, and they are secured upon said gage 21, so as to be adjustable therewith. They rest lightly upon the floor of'the table 19 'at the delivery side of the machine, and curve or flare upwardly and forwardly away from said- .table, anddare constructed to yield to an advancin thrust of the sheet as it rises along said ta 1e, Theref0re,a s'inglethrust of the sheet carries'it down, forwardly around the platen andup in front thereof, and up in front of the rgglistry table, and into the bite of the clips. e typing may therefore proteed without further attention to the paper,

or to any devices forholding the paper in the position to which it has beenset'.

Each statement isintroduced and one line typed thereonon each business day. of the month, and then'withdrawn and ke t with other A statements, for receivin items upon subsequent days. ach day the gage 21' is readjusted for the days work;

,' or, in other words, the age is raised one step beyond the position it occupied for-the previous day so that as each sheet-is inserted into the machine; andpresented to said gage, the space forthe next line of writing thereon will register with the 'pri number of business days in" a. month,

although, for convenience, the gage has been shown-to be adjustable to thirty-one posito be replaceable These thumb-screws may pass through T- slots 9* in plates 25, 26-, on which the scales permitting detachment of the scales.

either side of the machine the scales 22 mayad 'tional' position of the" gage day to day. 1 ing point upon the platen; Hence, the ra e of adjustment of the gage is equal to to.

22 are formed; the vertical memberspf the slots permitting up-and-down adjustment of the scales, and the cross-members of the slits t .be formed upon a side gage 20'; and, if desired, the opposite side gage may be omitted. In case-it is omitted, the opposite side of the tablefmay be provided with a scale 22, the surface of which lies even with the surface of the table19, as at the'right-hand of Fig. 1. For convenience in removing the sheet after typing, a finger opening 27 maybe provided in the table, and a corresponding opening .28 in the. gage 21, the latter being in the form of a flange formed upon a plate 29 extending across the table 19 and lying thereupon. Said gage may be secured by thumb-screws 30 passing through slots 31 extending from top to bottom of the table, and long enough to permit step-by-step adjustment of said scale, one adjustment for eachline to be written upon the statement;

or, in other words, the length of the slot may be equivalent to thirty-one line-spaces upon the' statement. These thumb-screws 30 may be threaded into nuts 32, Figs. 2 and 4, having bosses 33 fitting the slots 31 in thetable. The clips 21 may be in the form of light yielding spring fingers secured by screws. 34

to'the plate 29-, to be adjusted up and downtogether with the gage. The adjustment of the tension of each spring may be secured by a screw 35 passing through the spring and threaded into a boss 36 provided upon the plate 29.

The great range of adjustment'of the'gage is one of the features of the invention, since by providing for its adjustment'-jto a fresh position for every business day of the month, it becomes practicable to ty ewrite statements day by day without giving any atten-. [tion to the placing of the sheets beyond merely thrusting them in the machine as far as they will go; The mounting of the clips upon the gage is a furtheradvantage,

because it enables them to perform their function of mechanically catchin the sheet ,on every day of the month, regardless of the or, in other words, they are adjustedtogether {with 4 the gage from Variations maybe resorted to within the scope of the invention, and portions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus-described my invention, I claim: a i a '1. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a platen, a leadingedge gage adjustable to and from the delivery side of the platen, means to guide a work-sheet around said platen, whereby said work-sheet maybe introduced into the machine and advanced into engagement with said leading-edge gage by substantially a single thrust movement, and means to grip the lea-din edge of a work-sheet, rendered efi'ective y bringing said leading edge into engagement'with said leading-edge gage, to assist in maintaining the work-sheet'in positionduring the typing of a single line.

2.- The combination with a platen, of a registry-table extending from the delivery portion of the platen, and'of sufficient length to permit the leading edge of a work-sheet to be set to line-space typing positions, one for each day in a month, a leading-edge gage adjustable along said registry-table to any one of ,said line-space positions, and means to guide a work-sheet around the platen,

whereby the work-sheet may be passed along a portion of said platen and brought into engagemeht with said leading-edge gage by substantially a single thrusting operation.

3. The combination with a platen, of a registry-table extending from the delivery portion of the platen, and of sufficient length i to permit the leading edge of a work-sheet to be set-to line-space typing positions, one

for each day in a month, a leading-edge gage adjustable along'said registry-table to any one of said line-space positions, means to guide a work-sheet around. theplaten,

whereby the work-sheet may be passed along a portion of said platen and brought into engagement with said leading-edge gage by substantially a single thrusting operation,

andmeans for maintaining the work-sheet in the line-space position determined by the leading-edge gage, to enable a single line to be typed on said work-sheet.

,4. The combination with a platen, of a registry-table extending from the"'delivery vportion of the platen, and ofsuiiicient length to permit theleading edge of a work-sheet to be set to line space typing positions, one for each day in a month, a leading-edge gage vadjustable along said. registry-table to any one of said line-space positions, means to guide a work-sheet around the platen, whereby the work-sheet may be passed along aportion of said platen and brought into 1 engagement with said leading-edge gage by substantially a single thrusting operation, and a device adjustable with said leadingedge gage, rendered effective upon advance of the leading edge of the work-sheet into engagement with the leading-edge gage, to maintainthe leading edge of said worksheet in position during the typing of a single line'on said worksheet.

5. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a platen, a table at the delivery side of said platen, a leading-edge gage adjustable along said table to positions corresponding to desired line-spacing, guiding means for work-sheets, whereby introduction of a work-sheet into the machine and location ot the same with respect to the leading-edge gage by a single thrusting actionmay be effected, and means rendered effective by such introduction and location, to hold said work-sheet in position to enable printing thereon.

6. The combination with a platen, of a chute at the introductory side of the platen and extending under the same and up in front thereof, and merging into a registrytable at the delivery side of the platen, a leadmg edge gage upon said registry-table, said leading-edge gage having sufiicient range of permit the substitution of a different scale.

7. The combination with a platen, of sheet-guiding means, a registry-table at the delivery side of the platen, comprising an opening to admit a typists finger to remove asheet,-a leading-edge gage upon said registry-table comprising an opening register ing with said first-named opening, to admit a typists finger under the leading edge of a work-sheet, said leading-edge gage having sufiicient range ofadjustment to permit its being reset step by step to successive single-line typing positions, one such position for each business day in the month, and a sheet-clip comprising a finger at the gage and adapted to ride lightly upon the sheetand to yield to the thrust of the sheet thereunder.

8. The combination with a platen, of sheet-guiding means including a chute at the rear of thetplaten having fingers below "the printing point at the front of the platen to gently hold a work-sheet, a registry-table at the delivery side of theplaten, a leadingedge gage upon said registry-table, said leading-edge gage having sufficient range of adjustment to permit its being reset step by step to successive single-line typing positions, one such position for each business day in the month, and adevice for inedelivery side of the platen, a leadingedge' gageupon said registry-table, said leadingedge gage having suflicient range of adj ustment to permit its being reset step/by step to successive single-line typing positions, one such position for each business day in the month, and a device for mechanically catching the sheet to hold it against displacement while a line is being typed thereon, said catching device mounted upon said gage to be adjusted therewith, and

' bearing a ainst the re 10. The combination of a platen, an

introductory chute having means for guid' ing and laterally locating the work-sheet, a gage at. the delivery side of the platen to which the leading end of the sheet is to be set, whereby to locatethe sheet endwisewith reference to the printing line, said gage having a range of adjustment to enable it to be reset ste by step once for every business day in't e month, for relocating the sheet so that each line written thereon will fall below the preceding line, a sheet-clip adapted toyieldingly clip a sheet "to the platen adjacent the printing line, and a sheet-clip at said gage.

11. The combination of a platen, an introductory chute having: means for guiding and laterally locating the work-sheet, a gage at thedelivery side of the platen ,to which the leading endof the sheet is to be set,

.whereby to locate the sheet endwise with said clip constructed to yield to the thrust of the sheet.

12. The combination with a platen sheet-guiding means, of a gage at the degistry-table to hold a work-sheet thereagainst.

' livery end of the platen to which the leading end of the sheet may beset, for determiningthe position of the sheet vertically of the same work-sheet upon successive days of the single-line entries typed thereon will fall one below another, and means formechanically catching the leadingportion of the sheet to hold it during the typing operation. I V

13. The combination of a platen,an introductory chute having means for guiding and laterally locating the work-s eet, a gage at the delivery side of the platen 'to which the leading end of'the sheet is to be set,'whereby to locate the sheet endwise with reference to the printing line, said gage having. a range of adjustment to enable t to be reset step by step once for e"':ry business day of the month, for relocating the sheet so that each line written thereon. will fall,

' below the preceding line, a sheet-clip at said gage, having a -flaring portion beneath which the leading edge of the sheet is thrust, said clip constructed to yield. to the thrust of the sheet, and a sheet-clip adapted to yieldingly clip a sheet to'the platen adjacentthe printing line. a

. CHARLES M. HILSEE. .Witnessesz v ARTHUR A JoHNsoN, ,v

. J ENNIE P. -THOBNE. 

